sábado, 29 de diciembre de 2012

Playing animals has always been very successful in class, both in traditional classes and in "other" sort of classes. That's why we have proposed this sketch: "Don't eat me". It's simple, quite simple, but it has "something". It has rythym. It repeats some structures. It's great fun.

miércoles, 26 de diciembre de 2012

Times passes and the play has got different sketches to be performed by different characters and actors. So, we divide the class into different groups. Each group has got "a director". They rehearse on their own.

We hand out the complete text so that we can rehearse in small groups and learn the third song.

jueves, 20 de diciembre de 2012

In Drama Workshop students have been working hard for the whole term.
Here is a collection of the best pictures at the most important moments in class. The pictures have been taken by both teacher and students.

viernes, 14 de diciembre de 2012

The classes are very ………… Time goes very quickly. We’d
like the …….. to be longer because ………………..………………………………………………………………….

Last week we only had time to play a ………. and read the
…………… of a sketch.

First we ………..
the class into three groups. In every ……… there is a leader. The ………
directs the group session. The teacher ………..
from one group to another to see how we are …………….ing.

During the second class the first group read and …………
their part. The rest of us were ………… on the green ……………. The teacher stopped
them from time to time to make some corrections. Sometimes he ……………….. their
tones, or their pronountiations, or their position on the stage. Twenty minutes
…………., the second group read/ rehearsed the same …………, trying to make things
better. So did the third ………..

The class has ………….. very quickly. It`s a pity we have
so few ………………. classes.

miércoles, 12 de diciembre de 2012

But on this occassion, a warm up is always welcomed. In order to review short answers we start by playing the game Who am I?

Then we go on with "Your Majesty", a nice game to modify and falsify different tones of voices.

Finally they are handed out their first script. Excitement appears in the class.Who will get which part? Will the teacher choose me?
We have the first reading. Everybody wants to take part in it. Lots of hands ask for a role.
As there are too many students, we make three small groups directed by one of them.

Finally, before the time is over, they get the draft of the 4th week Diary.

In the second class of the week we start the classes with a video on You Tube. Then we show some of the recordings. Later, we play a game, on this occassion....

We
go insideThe Holy …….to …………….It's not easy the first time, but we
…… it quite well.

After that, we play a new………. This week weplay rhythms:

We …….. the numbers rhythmically in
English. Every two numbers, we…….
our hands. When we feel it's easy and ……confident, we clap every
two numbers, but wesnap ………. every three numbers
too. When we get it, we hit our
……… with our handsevery
five numbers. That's not so easy,

but it'svery ……..thanks
to the mistakes we make.

Times passes quicker than we think and we
have forgottenmusic; that's why we …….. the last ten
minutes to ………. the first song and to make the firstmovements, not ach..r….gr…ph…yet, nor asceneeither.

During thesecond classof the week, we record again.
Some play with the puppets, others do interviews. Now they don'thaveany helpfrom papers or from the teacher.
During the ……….time, severalstudents take ….of the session with the camera.

FIRST SCRIPT:

LET'S ACT :

Interruptions

Interruptions is a nice sketch to begin with. It has got all the typical elements of a class: Desperate teacher, absent-minded students who take any chance to get out of class...

sábado, 8 de diciembre de 2012

We start the class watching a slideshow of last week's pictures. We freeze some of them to analyse if they are well framed or not. The students want to watch the recorded videos; but it's not time to do so.
They'll watch them next Thursday.
Again, they get five minutes to prepare the monologues with the puppets or the interviews.

Then, they go inside The Holy Spot to perform. It's not easy the first time, but they do it.

After that, a new game is required.

This week they play rhythms:

They count the numbers rhythmically in English. Every two numbers, they clap their hands. When they feel it's easy and feel confident, they clap every two numbers, but they snap fingers every three numbers. When they get it, they hit their legs with their hands every five numbers. That's not so easy, but it's very funny thanks to the mistakes they make.

Times passes quicker than they thought and we have forgotten music; that's why we take the last
ten minutes to review the first song and to practise the first movements, not the choreography yet,
nor a scene; simply movements.

Who doubts they are enjoying every day's class?

During the second class of the week, after preparing their papers, they are recorded. Some play with the puppets, others do interviews. Now they don't have any help from papers or from the teacher. During the recordings, several students take pictures of the session.